Whitney Nees Able (born June 2, 1982) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her roles in All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006) and Monsters (2010), and has been featured in Maxim magazine.
Early life
Whitney Able was born in Houston, Texas. She has two brothers. She has lived in Spain and Mexico[1] and is fond of the Spanish language.[1]
Career
Able's acting career started with a role in the low-budget film Age of Kali in 2005. She then portrayed Eve in the film Dead Lenny, which was released direct-to-DVD in 2006. She then gained a role in the pilot of the TV show Secrets of a Small Town; however the show was not picked up by American Broadcasting Company.[2] She also had a role on the ABC show Rodney.
Able appeared in a number of independent films before landing the leading role in the 2010 film Monsters, a low-budget sci-fi horror film. The movie was critically praised.[6] In the same year, she had a role in Tales of an Ancient Empire. She ranked #83 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list. In 2015, she starred in the independent feature-length thrillerDark, directed by Nick Basile.[7]
In 2021, Able starred in We Won't Forget, a short film directed by Edgar Morais and Lucas Elliot Eberl and co-written by Able and both directors that had its world premiere in competition at Palm Springs International ShortFest. Whitney stars in the film as a woman whose frustrations boil to the surface while hosting a party for her friends, culminating in a public freakout that turns into collective hysteria.[citation needed]
Personal life
Able married actor Scoot McNairy in June 2010.[8] They have two children.[9] On November 19, 2019, Able announced that they had divorced.[10]